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What are your favourite songs from each year, for the past 60 years?

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1964      Shangri-las - Leader of the Pack

1965      The Beatles - Help

1966      The Beach Boys - Sloop John B

1967      The Beach Boys - Heroes and Villains

1968      Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson

1969      The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

1970      The Beatles - Let It Be

1971      The Beach Boys - Surf's Up

1972      David Bowie - Changes

1973      Redbone - Come and Get Your Love

1974      Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy The Kid

1975      Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

1976      Kiss - Detroit Rock City

1977      Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell

1978      Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky

1979      Rainbow - Since You Been Gone

1980      Madness - Baggy Trousers

1981      Men At Work - Be Good Johnny

1982      Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

1983      Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

1984      King - Love and Pride

1985      The Beach Boys - Getcha Back

1986      The Smiths - Panic

1987      Gary Moore - Over the Hills and Far Away

1988      Brian Wilson - Love and Mercy

1989      Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire

1990      The La's - There She Goes

1991      Michael Jackson - Black or White

1992      Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark

1993      Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love

1994      Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love to You

1995      Take That - Never Forget

1996      Don't Marry Her - The Beautiful South

1997      Aqua - Dr Jones

1998      B*Witched - C'est la Vie

1999      Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)

2000      Eminem - The Kids

2001      Sum 41 - In Too Deep

2002      Eminem - Sing For The Moment

2003      The Darkness - Friday Night

2004      Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers

2005      The Darkness - One Way Ticket

2006      The Pussycat Dolls - Beep

2007      Mika - Grace Kelly

2008      Lady Gaga - Paparazzi

2009      Tinchy Strider ft N-Dubz - Number 1

2010      N-Dubz - Morning Star

2011      Jessie J - Who's Laughing Now

2012      Carly Rae Jepson - Call Me Maybe

2013      Eminem - Rap God

2014      Indila - Dernière Danse

2015      Meghan Trainor - Better When I'm Dancin'

2016      Auliʻi Cravalho - How Far I'll Go

2017      Avicci - Lonely Together

2018      Lucy Spraggan feat. Scouting For Girls - Stick The Kettle On

2019      Mika - Ice Cream

2020      The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

2021      The Cast of Encanto - We Don't Talk About Bruno

2022      Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

2023      Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

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1964: The Zombies - She's Not There

1965: Charles Aznavour - La Bohème

1966: The Hollies - Bus Stop

1967: Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining

1968: Ramses Shaffy & Liesbeth List - Pastorale

1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner

1970: The Beatles - Let It Be

1971: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

1972: America - A Horse With No Name

1973: Wannes Van de Velde - Ik wil deze nacht in de straten verdwalen

1974: Drs. P - Dodenrit

1975: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile

1976: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December, 1963

1977: Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygen Pt. 4

1978: Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light

1979: Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes

1980: Men At Work - Down Under

1981: Abba - Lay All Your Love On Me

1982: The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise

1983: Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow

1984: Nik Kershaw - The Riddle

1985: Dire Straits - Walk Of Life

1986: Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

1987: T'Pau - China In Your Hand

1988: The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

1989: Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

1990: Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

1991: Enya - Carribean Blue

1992: Crowded House - Weather With You

1993: Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

1994: Cirque du Soleil - Alegria

1995: Robert Miles - Children

1996: Underworld - Born Slippy

1997: Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade

1998: Snakes In Exile - The Fiddler's Skin

1999: Chicane - Saltwater

2000: Gigi D'Agostino - L'amour Toujours

2001: Lasgo - Something

2002: Freedom Call - Flame In The Night

2003: The Underdog Project - Summer Jam 2003

2004: Fatima Yamaha - What's A Girl To Do

2005: Bob Sinclar - Love Generation

2006: Supermode - Tell Me Why

2007: Tiësto - Ten Seconds Before Sunrise

2008: Fleet Foxes - Mykonos

2009: Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner - Sky & Sand

2010: Aloe Black - I Need A Dollar

2011: DJ Fresh - Louder

2012: Avicii, Nicky Romero - I Could Be The One

2013: Klingande - Jubel

2014: Gareth Emery - Long Way Home

2015: Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive

2016: Claptone - Before I Lose My Mind

2017: Shouse - Love Tonight

2018: Martin Garrix - High On Life

2019: Camelphat - Be Someone

2020: Mike Perry - Midnight Sun

2021: KSHMR - Paula

2022: Worakls - 54

2023: Solarstone - Vision

If you want to reply with your own list, here’s the original prompt

‘Make a list of sixty popular songs in year order and include a load of NDUBZ for some reason’

u/Apprehensive-Catch31 avatar

I had to look up ndubz in then urban dictionary, do they just suck?

And blow

u/Apprehensive-Catch31 avatar

They must’ve mistyped it. Whoever posted this clearly has amazing musical masterpieces throughout

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